That's a Keeper

John Booth, artist and one half of Supergroup, joins George and Malika to talk about the objects that spark ideas.

They dig into the pressure to reinvent and the comfort that comes from returning to the same idea again and again.

John shares how a joyful, colour-first practice across ceramics, illustration and textiles grew into Supergroup with Ian McIntyre, the Bronto plates for Hem and a collection for The Conran Shop, plus the fear of starting something new, and why he’s still terrified to start painting.

Along the way, we hear about giant ceramic bananas, a Comme des Garçons wallet that spent 12 years lost down the back of a cabinet, and an obsession with small leather goods, loved as much for how they feel as for how they look.

Warm and funny, it’s a conversation about the objects we keep coming back to.

To see his chosen treasures and see his product on our Bazaar, head to the website.

Friederike Delius of Studio Berg joins George and Malika for a conversation about designing objects to bring joy to the people living with them.

They dig into why joy is a good enough reason to make something, a flea-market habit that has turned into a proper addiction, and the glassware that looks like jelly.

Along the way, we hear what childhood has to do with the way she designs, and which of her objects she’d never part with.

Warm and curious, it’s a chat about the things worth holding on to.

See photos of everything we talk about and more of Studio Berg's work ⁠on our website.⁠

Cover image: Anne Deppe